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Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation. New York ...

New York to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Sebold rape case

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.5 million, his lawyers said Monday. The settlement comes after Anthony ...

Ruling allows some pot dispensary licenses in NY to go ahead

NEW YORK (AP) — New York officials will be able to issue licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries in some parts of the state after an appeals court on Tuesday narrowed the scope of a temporary injunction that had halted them because of a legal challenge. The ruling from the U.S. ...

Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation. New York ...

New York to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Sebold rape case

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.5 million, his lawyers said Monday. The settlement comes after Anthony ...

New York to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Sebold rape case

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.5 million, his lawyers said Monday. The settlement comes after Anthony ...

NY’s power to regulate religious schools trimmed by judge

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools in New York that fail to meet state-designated standards, a judge decided, striking down a key provision of rules recently passed to strengthen oversight of such schools, including those specializing in ...

Crackdown proposed for illegal pot shops in New York

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York authorities would be given expanded power to shut down illegal pot shops and levy fines of up to $200,000 under legislation proposed Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who's seeking to protect the state's fledgling legal market for ...

Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80

NEW YORK (AP) — Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports' most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday. He was 80. Reed's death was ...

What to know about Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney

By The Associated Press undefined A New York grand jury investigating hush payments made on Donald Trump's behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg's decision to convene the grand jury early this ...

Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press Spring gardening is an exercise in patience.The longer hours of daylight might have you itching to start gardening. But hold off on clearing away last year's leaves and stalks. Doing your spring cleanup too early removes beneficial insects that are ...

Teen driver in crash that killed 5 children had no license

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A 16-year-old driver killed in a one-vehicle crash that also took the lives of four young relatives did not have a driver's license or permit and may have fallen asleep or become distracted before the SUV veered off a New York parkway, officials said ...

Bratt has first career hat trick, Devils beat Lightning 5-2

Bratt has first career hat trick, Devils beat Lightning 5-2 By The Associated Press undefined TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick as the New Jersey Devils rallied from two goals down and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 Sunday night to end a ...

NY lawmaker urged to resign after allegations from women

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state lawmaker is facing calls to resign from the governor and other fellow Democrats after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2015. Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are among a chorus of state and federal elected officials ...

Former Cuomo aide alleging sexual harassment sues New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed a separate lawsuit Wednesday against the state. Charlotte Bennett filed a complaint in state court in Manhattan saying her former employer, the state of New ...

Former Cuomo aide alleging sexual harassment sues New York

Former Cuomo aide alleging sexual harassment sues New York NEW YORK (AP) — A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed a separate lawsuit Wednesday against the state. Charlotte Bennett filed a complaint in state court ...

Northeast digs out from winter storm, faces power outages

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a nor'easter Wednesday that caused tens of thousands of power outages, numerous school cancellations and whiteout conditions on the roads. The storm began Monday night and lasted throughout Tuesday, dumping as much as ...

Signature Bank seized to send banks a message, director says

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A regulatory takeover of a New York-based bank was intended to send a message to U.S. banks to stay away from the cryptocurrency business, a former member of Congress who was on the bank's board says. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that he ...

Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year. the Pentagon said. And, one in five female students surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual contact. A Pentagon report on assaults at ...

Judge lets ‘Access Hollywood’ tape into Trump rape trial

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's misogynistic remarks about women in an "Access Hollywood" tape and the testimony of two women who say Trump suddenly attacked them sexually can be heard at a civil trial resulting from a columnist's ...